Air-brush.



Patented J uile 25, 1918.

INVEN It? Joh'n Rouge ATTOF N EY SAE' JOH'N ROUGE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1918.

Application filed March 16 1918. Serial No, 222.883.

' 1 l) all iii/tom. it may concern.

Be it known that I, Dr. Joan ltouon, a citizen of the United States,residing at New 1 York, in the county of New York and State of New Yorlhave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air-Brushes, ofwhich the followiir is a specification.

This invention re ates to air brushes, and more especially its object:is to provide the same with a removable and adjustable cup containing anumber of cells for the storage of color, whereby the brush may be usedto apply one color and then the cup changed in position so that thebrush will apply another color.

()ther objects are brought out by the following specitioatioh,andreference is made to the drawings, wherein Figure l is a plan view of anair brush with this improvement applied,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse vertical section through theimprovement or attachment alone.

For purposes of reference only I will ate that the air brush hereinshown comprises the usual handle l-l tapering to a tip T at. its frontend, A is the air inlet. N is the nipple to which the color cup isordinarily attached. and (1 is the control. In the present case I removethe col r cup and apply the parts now to be described.

The numeral 11 designates a substantially horizontal support having atone extremity a claw 2 intended to be passed over and astridc the nippleN, and the numeral 3 designates a collar intended to slide on thesupport and draw the arms oi the claw together more tightly around thenipple to hold the support thereon. The outer end of the latter passesthrough an opening t in the upper end or head of a pivot post 5. whichhead 6 is slightly enlarged as best seen in. Fig; 3 and for a purposeyet to appear, and a set screw 7 passes downward into said head andengages the support.- 1 to hold the post in adjusted positions thereonor to permit the post to be removed therefrom when desired.

Instead of a single color cup I use one em ploying a plurality of cellsnumbered 10 in Fig. l. and as these cells are. duplicates of each otherthe description of one'will --ullice for all. They are revolubly supported upon the head 6 of the-post 5. and collectively they constitutethe cup hich will rotate around said post when no cell or its outletnozzle engages the air brush head. Each cell 10 contains a tube 11extendin obliquely upward along the outer side or the cell and turnedoutward into a nozzle 12, its lower end being by preference closed by aremovable plug 13 which may be withdrawn for cleaning out the tube fromtime to time; and the body of the tube just above this plug has an inletport ll into which the color" or pigment within the cell enters the tubewhen suction is set up in the latter.- Obviously the tip of the nozzle12 is intended to be projected into the nipple N when any particularcell is disposed next. to the air brush structure, and at this time thecup as a whole is moved toward said structure and the head slidalong thesupport, so that the final setting up of the set screw 7 holds all partsin assembled position. The air brush may now be used as ordinarily QXllfJlOYECl, controlled by pressure of the finger at the point C as usual,and whatever color is within the cell which is connected with thenipple. to be projected at the tip T in a manner well understood. Assoon as the operator desires to use another color, he has but to loosenthe set screw 7, slide the head 6 outward on the support 1, revolve thecup until the proper cell comes opposite the nipple, and then restorethe parts to the position shown and described. It is not necessary thathe shall have different colors in the several cells, as hev may havethem all full of one color if preferred, or in fact he may use theattachment as he pleases. I do not wish to be limited to the details ofconstruction. and the materials and proportions of parts are notnecessary to this specific-a tion.

What is claimed as new is 1. An air brush attachment comprising asupport having at one end means for tasteln ing it to the handle of theair brush. an upright post pierced with a transverse opening adjustablymounted on the other end ot said support. and a cellular up rotatablymounted on the post beneath said support. for the purpose set forth.

2. An air brush attachment comprising a support having a claw at. oneend. a collar slidably mounted on the support l'or passing the arms ofthe claw toward each other. an upright post having a head pierced with atransverse openin slid-ably mounted M the other end of said support. aset sci-er purpose set forth.

insaid head intersecting said opening, and a cellular cup-rotatablymounted on the head of the postbeneath said support, for the support, acellular cup rotatably' mounted around said post beneath the support,and an outlet nozzle in each cell adapted selectively to be projectedinto said nipple-when,

the attachment ifiwapplied to an air brush.

- mounted, and means for supporting the post 4. Inan air rushattachment, the combination with a cellular color cup, an outlet tube ineach cell thereof having a radially projecting nozzle at its upper endand an inlet port near. its lower end, and a plug removably closing itslower extremity; of an upright post on which said cup is rotatably fromthe air brush structure.

5. In an air brush attachment, the" combination with a cellular, colorcup, an outlet tube in each cellthereof having a radially projectingnozzle at its upper end and an inlet port near its lower en and a pl-ngremovably closing its lower extremity; of an upright post at the axialcenter of, the cup1 and having an enlarged head on which sai cupisrotatably mounted, the head being provided with a transverse opening andhaving an upright opening intersectingithe same, a set screw in thelast-named opening, and a support in the transverse opening under theset screw and extending over the cup and radially thereof, for'thepurpose set forth.

In. testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.1

DR. JOHN ROUGE.

. Witnessesf LELIA M. TINSLEY, FRED Hnmnn.

